Four-sabers style.

[E-123 Omega]

Okay so, I think I may have asked this before but: anyone know of a way for one capable of using four sabers, to use them in a legitimate sword style? I got Darshev waiting to be accepted, and I`ve been pondering what to go for in that respect.

 

[Nameless]

Just use two lightsabers, but use two hands for each blade and eliminate the normal weaknesses of dual-wielding.

 

[E-123 Omega]

Just use two lightsabers, but use two hands for each blade and eliminate the normal weaknesses of dual-wielding.

Well yes, thats one way but thats only 2 sabers.

 

[Dread]

Why do people think more lightsabers = cool? I find one lightsaber, preferably a modified curve hilt, does just fine in battle.

 

[E-123 Omega]

Why do people think more lightsabers = cool? I find one lightsaber, preferably a modified curve hilt, does just fine in battle.

Its not about coolness (Though IMO, it is cool.:CScool)
Its about effectiveness, variability, and overall viability. I am inquiring as to viable ways for him to use a legitimate sword-style using 4 sabers.

 

[Ru the Boatswain]

It's not a feasible style. A skilled duelist would destroy you.

 

[Denzein]

It's not a feasible style. A skilled duelist would destroy you.

Point in case: Greivous v Kenobi. Kenobi raped him because Greivous had too much to think about. He even had rotating wrists to help him and he lost.

 

[Jaqen H'ghar]

Point in case: Greivous v Kenobi. Kenobi raped him because Greivous had too much to think about. He even had rotating wrists to help him and he lost.

This.

In all honesty, this gets brought up every couple of months here on the forums and it's always met with the same answer, essentially the above.

 

[Demiurge]

By the same token, in the EU books and animated features (save for the new Clone War cartoon), Grievous absolutely destroyed any Jedi he came across, including other council members. The four lightsabers made him an absolute beast in killing Jedi - heck he was one with two or three.

I gather you mean this for your character, the Pho' Ph'eahian. In this particular case, it would actually be concievable that he'd use four lightsabers, but it would probably be customized.

 

[Santoro]

I think if a creature has four arms, four lightsabers isn't too ridiculous. Like Xeno said, Grievous was unstoppable, he'd kill multiple Jedi at a time because they couldn't counter four strikes at once.

 

[Malon]

Yes, and we mustn't forget that Kenobi was a recognized master of Soresu, something that even Mace recognized him for. Defense and patience is the style of a Soresu user. Notice that Obi-Wan only attacked once, and was defending the rest of the time, waiting for an opening. Also, I don't think "rape" is the exact term I'd use for what Kenobi did. From his facial expression in the movie, I'd say he was having a hard time keeping up.

As Sano and Xeno have said, it isn't impossible for a being with four arms to utilize a unique lightsaber style, such as using four lightsabers. And Ru, no, a skilled duelist would not destroy that character. Of course, it depends on the character, but, just like with double-bladed lightsabers, these unorthodox styles are very rare among the Jedi and Bogan, meaning most have not encountered them, and therefore do not know how to counter them.

If said character is skilled in using their unorthodox style, then it is safe to say they can hold their own against any duelist utilizing a more traditional style. Just my two cents.

 

[E-123 Omega]

By the same token, in the EU books and animated features (save for the new Clone War cartoon), Grievous absolutely destroyed any Jedi he came across, including other council members. The four lightsabers made him an absolute beast in killing Jedi - heck he was one with two or three.

I gather you mean this for your character, the Pho' Ph'eahian. In this particular case, it would actually be concievable that he'd use four lightsabers, but it would probably be customized.

Indeed I mean my Pho. What I wonder is: how and when could he customize to four sabers?

Point in case: Greivous v Kenobi. Kenobi raped him because Greivous had too much to think about. He even had rotating wrists to help him and he lost.

My response would be the quote above. Grevious took down Shaak Ti, Mundi, and one other Councilor before fleeing. 4 sabers is as viable as any other sword style, especially for multiple opponents. Also, Kenobi did not kill Grevious with his saber. He won by shooting Grevious in the heart with a blaster while Grevious was coming to finish Kenobi off with the electrostaff. So ultimately, I don`t get this biase towards four-sabers style.

 

[HK-2E]

The bias towards the style is that it sounds like you are getting it just to be as cheap as Grievous was in the series.

It sounds like cheap power; all I'm saying.

 

[Malon]

The bias towards the style is that it sounds like you are getting it just to be as cheap as Grievous was in the series.

It sounds like cheap power; all I'm saying.

Grevious was anything but cheap. Just because someone can use a unique style that others cannot doesn't make them cheep, it makes them smart and crafty, if, that is, they can use it with competence.

What would be "cheap" is a person with no training in lightsabers using it with proficiency or a person with two hands mastering a four-lightsaber style.

 

[Dmitri]

Grevious was anything but cheap. Just because someone can use a unique style that others cannot doesn't make them cheep, it makes them smart and crafty, if, that is, they can use it with competence.

What would be "cheap" is a person with no training in lightsabers using it with proficiency or a person with two hands mastering a four-lightsaber style.

There's telekinetic lightsaber combat, but still.

 

[Jake]

Grevious was anything but cheap. Just because someone can use a unique style that others cannot doesn't make them cheep, it makes them smart and crafty, if, that is, they can use it with competence.

What would be "cheap" is a person with no training in lightsabers using it with proficiency or a person with two hands mastering a four-lightsaber style.

Grievous was ridiculously cheap.

To whoever's asking this question, using four lightsabers in battle if you have the arms for it isn't impossible but it is inefficient. Wielding two leaves you open to tons of different kinds of attacks that you can block with one.

As for the example with Grievous, it's really an unfair comparison. He was an advanced cyborg that was more robot than man, and he had hundreds of millions of credits put into his creation. Not to mention he was specifically trained to kill Jedi in lightsaber combat...

He had the strength of a droid (several of his kills came from physically devastating Jedi, and crushing them with his absurd weight), and he had enhancements made so that he could actually keep up with the movements of four swords at once. IIRC he could also do something weird like spin his torso around or something.

Anyway, a succinct answer to the question:

Yes, you can wield four lightsabers. No, you probably can't wield them effectively.

Also, it doesn't really matter, because a more experienced duelist will destroy you regardless of how many lightsabers you have.

 

[Tokuhara]

Grievous was ridiculously cheap.

To whomever's asking this question, using four lightsabers in battle if you have the arms for it isn't impossible but it is inefficient. Wielding two leaves you open to tons of different kinds of attacks that you can block with one.

As for the example with Grievous, it's really an unfair comparison. He was an advanced cyborg that was more robot than man, and he had hundreds of millions of credits put into his creation. Not to mention he was specifically trained to kill Jedi in lightsaber combat...

He had the strength of a droid (several of his kills came from physically devastating Jedi, and crushing them with his absurd weight), and he had enhancements made so that he could actually keep up with the movements of four swords at once. IIRC he could also do something weird like spin his torso around or something.

Anyway, a succinct answer to the question:

Yes, you can wield four lightsabers. No, you probably can't wield them effectively.

Also, it doesn't really matter, because a more experienced duelist will destroy you regardless of how many lightsabers you have.

He could spin his hands.

I have a better suggestion than wielding 4 lightsabers: wield 1 with 4 hands. Remember: Just because you have the hands doesn't mean you can't channel all of that power into a single weapon attack.

If you're Hell-bent on 4 at the same time, I suggest your character studying Makashi (Form 2. AKA: Dooku's style)

 

[Jake]

He could spin his hands.

I have a better suggestion than wielding 4 lightsabers: wield 1 with 4 hands. Remember: Just because you have the hands doesn't mean you can't channel all of that power into a single weapon attack.

If you're Hell-bent on 4 at the same time, I suggest your character studying Makashi (Form 2. AKA: Dooku's style)

Right, thanks.

Makashi isn't really built for multi-wielding. The strange hilt isn't really designed that way.

If anything he should use Djem So or Juyo, both are overwhelming styles and I imagine that would be the aim of using 4 lightsabers at once.

 

[Tokuhara]

Right, thanks.

Makashi isn't really built for multi-wielding. The strange hilt isn't really designed that way.

If anything he should use Djem So or Juyo, both are overwhelming styles and I imagine that would be the aim of using 4 lightsabers at once.

Well, you could combine Djem So and Makashi into a single style that embodies this "I Gracefully wield 4 Lightsabers and Whoop Ass" philosophy

 

[E-123 Omega]

Right, thanks.

Makashi isn't really built for multi-wielding. The strange hilt isn't really designed that way.

If anything he should use Djem So or Juyo, both are overwhelming styles and I imagine that would be the aim of using 4 lightsabers at once.

Yes I was thinking of a variant to Shien/Djem So for his four sabers style, so as to take advantage of both the power involved and its use for combating blasters.

And ultimately, yes, a more experienced duelist could defeat 4 saber styles, just as they could 2. I am not doing 4 sabers because I think its unbeatable, I am doing it because I think it would be interesting and yes, cool. 4 sabers would be just like Jar'Kai or any other saber form.